Archbishop William Lori used the Internet Monday to teach Catholic school students the ins and outs of the papal conclave. Speaking to eighth-grade students at more than a dozen schools in the archdiocese, Lori told the students there will be a special service held at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in north Baltimore once a pope is elected.

Through modern technology, Lori was able to have a chat live via the web with students from 17 Catholic elementary schools. First, he explained the conclave.

"It's a little bit different from how we might choose a new president or really any public official," Lori said.

After giving his brief overview, the archbishop took questions from one student at each school. At Our Lady of Victory in Arbutus, Emma Olszewski got to do the honors.

"Is there a ceremony held after pope is elected?" she asked.

"There's a great big mass to annunciate his pontificate," Lori said.

The archbishop had an answer to every question and seemed to enjoy joking with the students.

"You guys are getting really technical on me. I think you must be a bunch of theologians or lawyers over there," Lori said.

"I think they probably got so much more out of this than being told about it. They got to see it and hear it from some of the people involved. (It's) a critical element to today's way of learning," said Jim Hutcheson, a teacher at Our Lady of Victory.

The students listened intently and seemed to hang on his every word.

"It has been great talking with everybody. I sort of felt like Larry King. I wish you all a lot of blessings. Keep me in your prayers. Thanks everybody," Lori said to the students as the web chat ended.

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